Meta, Microsoft reports lift AI-related stocks


FILE PHOTO: A view shows a Microsoft logo at Microsoft offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, January 9, 2025. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

(Reuters) -Shares in artificial intelligence and cloud-computing-related companies were rising sharply in late trade on Wednesday after Meta Platforms and Microsoft results beat Wall Street expectations.

The reports appeared to boost demand for shares in AI chip leader Nvidia Corp, which rose 2.8% in late trading, and chip rival Advanced Micro Devices, which rose 2%.

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